Happy Holidays, y’all! This is part one of our 2025 Year In Review episode, where we discuss our favorite moments of the year, from messy meltdowns to hilarious happenings.

Think of this episode as us signing the 2025 yearbook, reflecting on the movies, music, and TV moments that shaped the year.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Sign our 2025 yearbook with a 60-second take on the year! (9:48)
• Favorite Movie of 2025 (13:12)
• Favorite Concert of 2025 (17:47)
• Favorite Album of 2025 (20:14)
• Non Ad Ads (26:16)
• Best Scripted/Unscripted TV of 2025 (28:19)
• Most Notable TV Moments of 2025 (47:40)

Products Mentioned:

• Check out Loni’s LPs – NaLoni has a digital record store with CDs and vinyl offerings from almost every genre. Her prices are super reasonable and accessible. Check out her New Music Friday playlist on Spotify!

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Hey friends, and Happy Holidays! We know this time of year can be difficult for many, really underscoring the need for community. So, the theme of this episode is community. We talk about showing up (even when we really don’t want to), kin keeping, and the pressure of being the adults now expected to carry on extended family traditions.

We also get into:

• Community during the holiday season (7:36)

• Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, S3 E1 (40:00)

• All’s Fair and if we’ll watch (1:01:43)

• Wicked: For Good excitement, no spoilers! (1:05:00)

Products Mentioned (27:40):

• Brittany’s newsletter, Your Coworkers Aren’t Your Friends

• Noir Bookshop and Noir Print Co.

• • Donate to ONYX, the free public book vending machine.

• Her Take Works, a bi-weekly newsletter by Ashley Trawick that spotlights the works and voices of Black women and WOC in media.

• STS Beauty, a Chicagoland braider that gave Ashley inchessss!

Currently, Good Home Training is brought to you by our own wallets and from our living room, but if you’d like to sponsor us get in touch at goodhometrainingpod@gmail.com.

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Share this episode with your friends, family, and coworkers (only to cool ones). Follow us on Instagram @goodhometrainingpod or Threads under the same handle. Finally, rate, review, and subscribe to the pod so you don’t miss a single episode.

Special thanks to Devan Dewalt of DeVision Media for our theme music, KC King for producing this episode, and the city of Chicago for being the best third co-host we could ask for ❤️.

We’re back with another episode, but this time with a twist. In this themed episode, we take on the topic of kids these days. What are they doing, watching, reading? Can the girls even read? We’re discussing it all.

In this episode, we get into:

• Defining literacy terms for our listeners (13:30)

• Dangers of AI, SERIOUSLY Y’ALL IT’S ROTTING OUR BRAINS (20:00)

• Homecoming and prom season, keep it cute (39:34)

• Media for the kids vs. media about the kids, but for adults (51:14)

Products Mentioned:

• WNDR Museum located in the West Loop neighborhood of Chicago, IL

• CommonSense.org a resource for families that puts kids' safety and well-being first in the digital era

Currently, Good Home Training is brought to you by our own wallets and from our living room, but if you’d like to sponsor us get in touch at goodhometrainingpod@gmail.com.

HELP US GROW

Share this episode with your friends, family, and coworkers (only to cool ones). Follow us on Instagram @goodhometrainingpod or Threads under the same handle. Finally, rate, review, and subscribe to the pod so you don’t miss a single episode.

Special thanks to Devan Dewalt of DeVision Media for our theme music, KC King for producing this episode, and the city of Chicago for being the best third co-host we could ask for ❤️.